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JPSC 2023 · Question 83 of 199

Global Gene Bank of rice is situated at

General Awareness

  1. APhilippinesCorrect
  2. BPusa, New Delhi
  3. CCuttack
  4. DHyderabad

Answer: A. Philippines

Explanation

The world's largest ('global') rice gene bank is the International Rice Genebank at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines. (Pusa, New Delhi hosts India's National Gene Bank, not the global one.) Note: the official model answer key marks [B], which is incorrect.

Source: JPSC Combined Civil Services (PT) 2023 (Advt 01/2024), GS Paper-I, Booklet Series-B; official model key answer corrected (see explanation)

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